Overview
- The unidentified speaker at a Chicago 'No Kings' rally said people should 'grab a gun' and that ICE agents should be 'shot and wiped out,' according to footage from GrayStak Media CEO Christopher Sweat.
- The video spread widely on social media, where users alleged the man works for City Colleges of Chicago, though the institution did not respond to requests for comment.
- The Department of Homeland Security posted the clip, said the statements have been referred to the Justice Department, and warned that threats against ICE or CBP will be pursued.
- A Justice Department spokesperson told Fox News the agency is tracking targeted assaults on law enforcement and will hold offenders accountable, urging protest figures to avoid inciting violence.
- Officials have reported a roughly tenfold rise in assaults on ICE personnel in recent months, and Fox News recently reported a Texas arrest tied to an alleged $10,000 offer on TikTok to kill ICE agents.